Reform UK Member of Parliament (MP) Sarah Pochin shared the personal toll of the heightened security measures around her following the murder of Ann Widdecombe.
Reform UK Member of Parliament (MP) Sarah Pochin shared the personal toll of the heightened security measures around her following the murder of Ann Widdecombe. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin has said her children have urged her to quit politics because they fear for her safety, as she revealed all eight of the party’s MPs now have round-the-clock security. Pochin said security measures were increased following the murder of Ann Widdecombe , who had served as a Reform immigration and justice spokeswoman before her death, allegedly at the hands of a left-wing extremist, in July. DETAIL: Pochin said the heightened protection had a major impact on her family life, with her sons, aged 25 and 27, becoming upset when…Open
Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage honored former Conservative Member of Parliament turned Reform UK spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe ahead of her funeral on Wednesday.
A memorial for Ann Widdecombe, a former Conservative lawmaker and Reform UK immigration and justice spokeswoman, is being held in Devon, England, on Wednesday, with Nigel Farage and other Reform leaders paying their respects to the legendary politician. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage honored former Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) and government minister turned Reform UK spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe ahead of her funeral service on Wednesday. She is believed to have been murdered in a politically motivated terror attack. DETAIL: The Reform leader paid tribute to Widdecombe as an “extraordinary woman.” The requiem Mass took place at Buckfast Abbey in Devon, England. As a committed Roman Catholic,…Open
Counter-terrorism officers are investigating whether the man charged with murdering Reform UK party immigration and justice spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe was also behind a 2025 firebomb attack on Nigel Farage’s home.
Counter-terrorism officers are investigating whether the man charged with murdering Reform UK party immigration and justice spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe was also behind a 2025 firebomb attack on Nigel Farage’s home. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Police are examining possible links between Joshua Kerry, the 28-year-old charged with the murder of Ann Widdecombe, and an attempted firebombing of Nigel Farage’s home in early 2025, when an incendiary device was pushed through his letterbox. DETAIL: Counter-terrorism officers within the Metropolitan Police are pursuing the new lines of inquiry after Devon and Cornwall Police initially ruled out political motivation for Miss Widdecombe’s killing. On Friday, police confirmed they had reopened…Open
Zack Polanski, leader of Britain's Green Party, shared a death threat against Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage to his over 700,000 followers on Instagram, just weeks after Reform UK immigration and justice spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe was brutally murdered in an apparent politically-motivated terror attack.
Zack Polanski, leader of Britain’s Green Party, shared a death threat against Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage to his over 700,000 followers on Instagram, just weeks after Reform UK immigration and justice spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe was brutally murdered in an apparent politically-motivated terror attack. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Zack Polanski, leader of the Green Party in the UK, posted an image on Instagram showing an image of a man wearing a T-shirt with the slogan “We’re only making plans for Nigel,” accompanied by an picture of a guillotine. Widely understood to be a death threat against Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage, Polanski’s post comes just weeks after Reform UK immigration and justice spokeswoman Ann…Open
When I saw the first picture of Joshua Kerry, the man accused of murdering former British MP Ann Widdecombe, I knew without a moment’s hesitation. […] Source
Ann Widdecombe, former Conservative Member of Parliament and minister turned Reform UK spokeswoman, was struck 21 times in the head with a hammer, according to prosecutors.
Reform UK immigration and justice spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe was killed after being struck over 20 times in the head with a hammer attack in her home , according to the Crown Prosecution Service. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Ann Widdecombe, the late Reform UK immigration and justice spokeswoman and former Conservative Member of Parliament and government minister, was struck 21 times in the head with a hammer, according to prosecutors. DETAIL: On Tuesday, prosecutors alleged that Joshua Kerry , a 28-year-old man from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, entered Widdecombe’s home in Haytor, Devon, while she was eating lunch on July 9. Kerry allegedly entered through the front door wearing black gloves. Widdecombe was then struck in the head 21…Open
New details about the Joshua Kerry, the man suspected of killing Reform UK immigration and justice spokeswoman Ann Widdecombe, have been revealed.
Joshua Kerry, a 28-year-old man from Rotherham, northern England, has been charged with the murder of Ann Widdecombe, immigration and justice spokeswoman for Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party and a former Conservative lawmaker and government minister. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Joshua Kerry, the man suspected of killing Reform UK immigration and justice spokeswoman and former Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) and government minister Ann Widdecombe, was charged with murder on Monday. DETAIL: The 28-year-old Kerry was arrested on July 11, 2026, after Miss Widdecombe, 78, was found dead at her home on July 9, 2026. Kerry was arrested in Rotherham , South Yorkshire, in northern England, over 200 miles from Widdecombe’s home in…Open
The former MP’s grisly death raises questions about security for politicians in an increasingly violent UK. The post Ann Widdecombe, Murdered Reform UK Pol, Was the Best of Britain appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics Ann Widdecombe, Murdered Reform UK Pol, Was the Best of Britain The former MP’s grisly death raises questions about security for politicians in an increasingly violent UK. UK Special Coverage The late Ann Widdecombe, former Tory member of Parliament and prisons minister, was the politician the left loved to hate. Her views on abortion, LGBTQ+ rights, and the death penalty earned her the sobriquet “Doris Karloff.” That moniker followed her defense of handcuffing pregnant prisoners on the way to the maternity ward. The archetypal Anglican spinster, to use an appropriately outdated term, she converted to…Open
Another person has been arrested for comments celebrating the murder of legendary Reform UK immigration and justice spokeswoman and former Conservative lawmaker and minister Ann Widdecombe.
Another person has been arrested for comments celebrating the murder of legendary Reform UK immigration and justice spokeswoman and former Conservative lawmaker and minister Ann Widdecombe. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A transgender university employee in the United Kingdom has been arrested by Counter Terrorism Policing for celebrating Ann Widdecombe’s murder on social media. DETAIL: Heather Herbert, a transgender employee at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, was arrested after making comments celebrating Widdecombe’s murder on Bluesky, the far-left social media app. “We received reports on Saturday 11 July 2026 relating to a post made online,” Police Scotland announced. “Following further assessment, a 50-year-old has…Open
